5 Things I Didn’t Know about Hummingbirds
“Hummingbird feeders make an excellent backup when your flowers are not in bloom. They are also great to have if you don’t have a place to plant flowers. Even if you do have flowers they will feed from feeders. And you can draw them right in close so you can get a real good look at ‘em.”
How these gorgeous little guys can exist on sugar water is beyond me, but they seem to do quite well on the stuff. I wonder what else they eat?? Okay I just looked it up…
“Nectar also contains very small amounts of protein, and sodium and potassium salts. However, hummingbirds get most of their protein by eating small insects for a short time each day.”
And yes, stretched out on a lawn chair relaxing and watching these gorgeous little birds is good for the soul. But I also slathered on the sunblock. I don’t even want to think about the sunburn possibilities this past week.
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